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More talk of cults at HP Message #1 Posted by Palmer O. Hanson, Jr. on 3 Oct 2011, 9:55 p.m. The article "The trouble with superheroes" on page 74 of the October 1 issue of The Economist states in part Quote: ... HP has fallen victim to the cult of the corporate saviour. It keeps reaching outside its ranks to hire a superstar as CEO. This is something HP never did during its glory days. And it never seems to work. ... A later paragraph heading is "Corporate culture matters more than stars." These days it seems that the HP board doesn't believe that.

Re: More talk of cults at HP Message #2 Posted by Walter B on 4 Oct 2011, 1:30 a.m., in response to message #1 by Palmer O. Hanson, Jr. IMHO, there's enough written about that board in earlier threads. It's a pity HP has it.

Re: More talk of cults at HP Message #3 Posted by Eddie W. Shore on 6 Oct 2011, 12:37 a.m., in response to message #1 by Palmer O. Hanson, Jr. Hiring a superstar "savior" in hopes that he/she will solve everything has proven to be a guaranteed mistake. I see this all the time in sports - a team signs this great big hyped superstar who turns out to be not worth the hype. (Manny Ramirez anyone?) I certainly hope HP doesn't expect Meg Whitman to be the company's "savior".

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